Guard for heel strippers



April 29, 194 7.- I HUNT 2,419,644

GUARD FOR HEEL STRIPPERS Filed June 9, 1945 Patented Apr. 29, 1947 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GUARD FOR HEEL STRIPPERS Gordon Hunt, Parkersburg, W. Va.

' Application June 9, 1945, Serial No. 598,555

Claims.

It is an object of this invention to produce an improvement in shoe heel stripper construction including an adjustable gage whereby shoe heel lifts of different thickness may be stripped to remove therefrom ink or shoe heel stain etc. that the lifts may have on their outer edges.

This improved stripper may also be used to strip a portion of a shoe heel to indicate a selected thickness of lift when the whole heel may be made of rubber, rubber composition, or other suitable material. To indicate a selected thickness of a shoe lift the gage must be adjusted to guide the stripper in a suitable path or zone about the bottom portion of the heel and on the outer edge thereof. The gage will move along the bottom of the heel and the stripper in its adjusted position relative to the gage will be moved accurately in that condition about the heel of the shoe. If itis desirable to make a portable stripper, then the shoe may be supported in a suitable stationary position so that the stripper may be conveniently moved about the shoe heel to strip the undesirable coating, ink or stain, etc, from a portion of the heel or the lift thereof.

It is an object of this invention to provide a shoe heel stripper with an adjustable gage element that may be arranged in a position having its'guiding surface portion coplanar with the stripper element or the gage element may be adjusted and secured to overlie a selected portion of the circumference of the stripper element or disc. V

More particularly it is an object of this invention to produce a gage element having a tubular body forming a bearing to engage and receive a hub portion on or secured to the stripper element.

Other objects and advantages of my novel stripper will be revealed in the following detailed description.

The drawing forming a part of this specification is merely illustrative of one form of my invention.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section of my novel stripper and gage combination.

Fig. 2 is an end elevation of my stripper and gage as it appears to the operator when in use.

Fig. 3 is a transverse section of my stripper and gage taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 4 is a transverse section taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrows showing the relation of my stripper and gage element.

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of a slitted centering element or thimble to position the stripper upon the shaft in coaxial relation therewith.

Fig. 6 is an elevation viewed from the outermost end of the thimble, and

Fig. '7 is an elevation viewed from the innermost end of the thimble.

In the specification and drawing reference numerals indicate the particular parts and features of my new combination stripper and gage.

In the illustrated embodiment it is observed that a stationary support I is provided with a tubular member 2 forming both a shaft bearing support and a housing support to receive the housing 3. The tubular member 2 is telescopically received by the housing 3 and forms a stepped joint 4 therewith. The housing 3 is slitted at one end and along one side thereof, as indicated at 5. The slitted portion is provided with opposing apertured ears 6 and I. The ear lis screw threaded to receive a complemental screw threaded bolt 8, having a head 9. The slitted portion of the housing 3 including the apertured ears 6 and 1 plus the cooperating bolt 8 define a clamping feature whereby the housing 3 may be clamped on the tubular member 2 of the support I.

The opposite end of the housing 3 is provided with an apertured thickened portion Hi. The apertured portion i0 is screw threaded to receive a bolt or set-screw l I having the head 12 Whereby the tubular gage portion 53 may be clamped or secured in an adjusted position relative to the stripper element or disc 46.

The gage element comprises the tubular portion I 3 and the projecting guide portion H. The guide portion I? may be adjusted and secured in a selected position to overlie the-circumference of the stripper a selected amount to strip the ink or stain from a heel portion or heel lift as indicated in Fig. 1. In one position of adjustment the guiding portion on. the gage may be oiT-set to a position coplanar with the inner surface of the disc.

The stripper it is removably secured to the end of a rotatable shaft 8. The end of the shaft i3 is tapered and is provided with a centrally located threaded aperture in said tapered portion coaxial with both said shaft 18 and the stripper The stripper i6 is centered on the tapered end of shaft 18 by a thimble, coupling or centering element 20, having slitted or slotted end portions to make said portions, at least, slightly yieldable 3 to facilitate the assembly of the shaft l8 and stripper I 6.

The stripper i6 is fixedly secured on the shaft l8 by the cap washer 22 and bolt 23 having a head 24.

The thimble or coupling element 20 forms a hub for the stripper It. The thimble is provided with a series of arcuate flanges 25 which are adapted to engage a filling or bearing ring 26 which is supported on thehub of the stripper or disc E5.

The stripper i6 is provided with a series of radially located segments having outwardly disposed arcuate portions defining a circle. Each segment is provided with sharpened edges 16- at each end of its arcuate portion. The sharpened edges I6 are arranged transversely of the stripper l6 and said sharpened edges lie in the circle defined by the outermost or arcuate portions of the segments. The segments are spaced from each other and also define exitpockets located inwardly from their arcuate portions and the cutting edges thereof.

No claim is made to the stripper member or disc it per se since it is disclosed and covered by claims in my copending application, Serial No. 570,111, filed December 20, 19%.

Although I have described the particular construction disclosed on the drawing it is readily apparent that many changes could be made to accomplish the same results;

For example, the shaft and disc as a unit may be made movable and adjusted in a selected position relative to a stationary gage element.

The tubular portion '2 of the support I may be extended toward the disc it and the tubular portion iii of the gage may be enlarged to telescope over and. on the outside of the tubular portion 2 thus dispensing with the housing 3 as an unnecessary element.

Of course, other changes in detail could be mentioned to indicate the scope of my new invention as claimed.

Having shown and described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A stripper construction for shoe heels, comprising a shaft and bearings therefor, a tubular support, housing and gage portion, all of said parts including said shaft, and bearings, being mounted in coaxial relation and operatively secured together, a stripper disc secured on the end of the shaft and maintained thereon by a thimble having slitted end portions said thimble forming a hub on said disc, a bearing ring of predetermined length fitting about. said hub and supported thereby, said thimble having arcuate flanges on its inner end portion, said flanges extending radially outward and engaging the inner end edge of said bearing ring, said disc and thimble being secured on the end of said shaft with the inner side face of the disc in abutting engagement with the outer end of the ring by a bolt and washer construction, said gage portion carrying a projection defining a guiding surface overlapping the circumference of said disc a distance controlled by the length of the ring;

2. A stripper for shoe heels comprising a support, a rotary shaft, a tubular housing carried by said support and disposed about said shaft concentric thereto, a sleeve mounted in said housing in concentric spaced relation to said shaft and projecting outwardly therefrom and having an annular head about its outer end, said shaft projecting outwardly from said sleeve and having its outer end portion tapered, an arcuate gagefiange projecting outwardly from the lower portion of said annular head, a thimble having wedging fit about the tapered outer end of said shaft and having an annular flange about its inner end, a ring of predetermined width fitting about said thimble and bearing against said flange, a rotary cutter fitting about said thimble with its inner side abutting the ring, said' cutter having teeth about its peripheral edge face, the lower portion of the cutter being overlapped by the arcuate flange a distance controlled by the width of said ring, a washer against the outer side face of said cutter, and a screw passing through said washer and into a socket formed in said shaft and tightened to clamp the cutter between the washer and the ring.

3. A stripper for shoe, heels comprising a rotary shaft, a sleevemounted about said shaft in concentric spaced relation thereto with the shaft projecting outwardly-from said sleeve, said sleeve having an annular head about its outer end and an arcuate flange projecting outwardly from the lower portion of its head, a thimble fitting about the outer end portion of said shaft and having a flange about its inner end, a ring of predetermined width fitting about said thimble against the flange thereof, a rotary cutter fitting about said sleeve against said ring and having teeth about its periphery, the lower portion of said cutter being overlapped by said arcuate flange an extent controlled by the width of the ring, and a fastener at the outer end o'f'sai'd thimble clamping said cutter against? said ring.

4. A stripper for shoe heels comprising arotary shaft, a stationary sleeve about said sh'aft, a gage member projecting outwardly from the lower portion of said sleeve, a thimble fitting tightly about the outer end of said shaft and having an abutment at its inner end; a ring of predetermined width fitting about said thimble against said abutment, a rotary cutter fitting about said thimble against said ring and having a toothed peripheral edge, the lower portion of which is overlapped by said gage to an extent controlled by the width of said ring, and means for removably securing said cutter upon the shaft to turntherewith.

5. A stripper for shoe heels, including a rotary shaft, a gage spaced from an end of Said shaft radially thereof, a thimble about the said end of said shaft, a ring of predetermined width fitting about said thimble and spaced from the outer end thereof, and a rotary cutter removably mounted about the outer portion of said thimble against said ring and having the lower portion of its toothed peripheral edge overlapped by said gage an extent controlled by the width of said ring.

GORDON HUNT.

REFERENCES CITED The. following references are of record. in the file of this patent:

UNITED. STATES PATENTS Number Name I Date 1,231,464 Wertman June 26, 1917 1,793,549 Hudson Feb. 24, 1931 

